These are British Cloudships of Mars from the Space 1889 game Sky Galleons of Mars.
They are 1/600th scale.
Author: Felix
BMP-1
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. This one was on display in the Cold War Exhibition at RAF Cosford.
The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. The Russian BMP-1 went into production in the early 1960’s and marked an important departure from previous armoured personnel carriers. Not just an infantry carrier, it provided a measure of combat capability with the vehicle. Its high mobility, effective anti-tank weapons combined with its armoured protection made it a significant addition to Soviet battlefield forces.
This is a Czechoslovak licence produced variant.
There was an ex-Iraqi model on display at Duxford.
Epic Eldar Jetbikes
These metal Epic scale Eldar Jetbikes were released back in the late 1980s as part of the Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine releases.
You got as extras when you purchased blister packs of Epic miniatures.
Buildings are from Snapdragon Studio.
Legion Basilisk
This Legion Basilisk was at Warhammer World in the Battle of Signus Prime diorama.
The Legion Basilisk was a common variant of the standard Imperial Army Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery Tank that was used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras of the late 30th and early 31st Millennia.
The long-range Basilisk, Medusa Siege Tank, and the Deimos Whirlwind were some of the most common artillery units deployed by the Legiones Astartes.
In the late 41st Millennium the various Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes no longer make use of long-range artillery tanks, instead using the Whirlwind Multiple Missile Tank almost exclusively as their ranged artillery support.
Cruiser Tank Mk IIA CS (A10)
The Tank, Cruiser, Mk II (A10), was a cruiser tank developed alongside the A9 cruiser tank, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of that type. In practice, it was not deemed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a “heavy cruiser”.
This A10 Close Support version was on display at the Tank Museum in Bovington. Rear view of the tank.
Another post on the A10 from a previous visit to Bovington.
Space 1889 British Infantry
These are original metal Space 1889 British Infantry models.
These were painted in the 1990s. I was quite pleased how I painted these and how they turned out.
I bought these as the boxed Soldiers of the Queen set from GDW. The box was released in 1989.
RAF Regiment Scorpion CVR(T) FV101
This RAF Regiment Scorpion light tank was at RAF Cosford that was on display in the Cold War exhibition.
The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles. Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and served until 1994.
Scorpion became the first of a whole family of fighting vehicles including Scimitar, Striker and Samaritan. It served in the Falklands and the Gulf as well as being a success on the export market.
The RAF Regiment’s mission is protection of RAF bases from ground attack, and patrolling a large area around main operating bases abroad, in order to defend aircraft on ingress and egress from surface to air attack.
It was in November 1981, the RAF Regiment took delivery of its first Scorpions.
Scorpion Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance CVR(T) FV101 at Duxford.
Scorpion Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (tracked) FV101 at Bovington.
I have some Team Yankee Scorpions, they are currently in the process of being painted as BAOR versions.
Some thoughts on the RAF Regiment Scorpion.
Tally Ho Adventurer
Over the summer I watched Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny I was reminded of this photograph I took of the Talisman Adventurer metal model in a Egyptian setting.
The background was a printed backdrop. I used some sand flock to represent the sand. The wooden cases were resin models from Alternative Armies.
The Adventurer was a metal model that was release for the Talisman Timescape expansion.
Deimos Pattern Whirlwind Scorpius
An ancient variant of the more common Whirlwind missile tank, the Scorpius was designed with a single purpose in mind – the destruction of heavily armoured infantry. The Scorpius variant replaces the Whirlwind’s multiple missile launcher system with the intricate drum-fed scorpius launcher, whose implosive warheads are devastating to armoured infantry and light vehicles.
The Whirlwind Scorpius’ origins lie in the dark days of the first inter-Legion civil war and, in more recent times, it has become an all but forgotten relic amongst some Chapters as the ability to manufacture its complex munitions has become a forgotten art, but for other Chapters it still remains a potent weapon of war.
These Deimos Pattern Whirlwind Scorpius models were on display at Warhammer World in the Battle of Signus Prime diorama.
Infantry (A22) Churchill Mk II
The Tank, Infantry (A22) Churchill was a British heavy infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war.
This Mark II was on display at The Tank Museum.
Looking back at photographs from my previous visits to The Tank Museum I had taken a photograph of the tank when it was outside (and I identified it as a Mark I).
The origins of the design lay in the expectation that war in Europe might be fought under similar conditions to those of the First World War, and emphasised the ability to cross difficult ground. The Churchill was rushed into production to build up British defences against a possible German invasion. The first vehicles had flaws that had to be overcome before the Churchill was accepted for wide use.
After several Marks had been built, a better armoured version, the Mark VII, entered service.
The Churchill was used by British and Commonwealth forces in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe. In addition, a few hundred were supplied to the USSR and used on the Eastern Front.
